Reference section by Isabella

Reference Section

L.I. - Know the reference section of the library
Understand why these books are not issued
Know what type of books are included in a reference section

1.  What book would you find the answers to these questions in?
Match a question with a reference book.
- Who was Mohatma Gandhi? Biographical encyclopaedia
- How do you pronounce the word foliage?          Dictionary                                                                                      
- What is a synonym for ‘mariner’? Thesaurus
- Which countries border France?                         Atlas
- How was gold first discovered? Encyclopaedia
                                                                                    

2.  Delete True or False to leave the correct answer to these statements.
A biographical dictionary contains entries about places in the world. False
A globe will show you where the oceans are. True
A road map will show you the distance between cities.  True
When you take notes, write just a word or phrase to record information.  True

3.  Delete the incorrect answers
A thesaurus is a dictionary of...
Synonym
A book of maps is...
an atlas
An index is not found in...a dictionary
Complete these sentences:
The books found in the reference section...
Are Atlas, Dictionaries, Encyclopedia, Language Dictionaries, and Guinness World Records

You can’t take these books out because...
It belongs to the library and it is only used by people working in the library.